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'{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2014}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = 2Cellos | image = 2Cellos 2011 Hauser Sulic.jpg | landscape = yes | alt = | caption = 2Cellos in [[Glendale, California]] in 2011. | background = group_or_band | alias = | origin = [[Zagreb]], Croatia<ref>{{cite web|author=|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02kj618 |title=BBC World Service - Outlook Arts, 2Cellos, Violin Virtuso, Harlem Jazz |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date=2015-02-28 |accessdate=2016-01-30}}</ref> | genre = [[Cello rock]], [[classical music|classical]], [[chamber music]], [[instrumental rock]] | years_active = {{start date|2011}}–present | label = [[Sony Masterworks]] | associated_acts = | website = {{URL|2Cellos.com}} | current_members = [[Luka Šulić]]<br />[[Stjepan Hauser]] | past_members = }} '''2Cellos''' (stylized '''2CELLOS''') is a [[Slovenian]]<ref name="Biography">{{cite web|url=http://www.2cellos.com/biography/ |title=Biography |publisher=2CELLOS |date=2014-06-20 |accessdate=2017-01-10}}</ref> and [[Croats|Croatian]]<ref name="Biography" /> [[cello]] duo, consisting of classically trained [[Luka Šulić]] and [[Stjepan Hauser]]. Signed to [[Sony Masterworks]] since 2011, they have released four albums and play instrumental arrangements of well-known pop and rock songs as well as classical and film music.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nacional.hr/clanak/105855/hrvatski-violoncelisti-potpisali-ugovor-sa-sony-music-entertainmentom |title=Hrvatski violončelisti potpisali ugovor sa Sony Music Entertainmentom |last=Koruga |first=Igor |date=14 April 2011 |work=[[Nacional (weekly)|Nacional]] |language=Croatian |accessdate=10 June 2011 |trans_title=Croatian cellists sign contract with Sony Music Entertainment |deadurl=no |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/68pXekqvV?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nacional.hr%2Fclanak%2F105855%2Fhrvatski-violoncelisti-potpisali-ugovor-sa-sony-music-entertainmentom |archivedate=1 July 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref> The duo perform internationally and have been featured on several US TV shows including ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]'' and ''[[The Bachelor (U.S. TV series)|The Bachelor]]''.<ref>[http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1afmcl_sean-lowe-catherine-giudici-wedding_people Glee Season 18: Sean and Catherine's Wedding]</ref> ==Background== [[Stjepan Hauser|Hauser]], born in [[Pula]], [[Croatia]], and [[Luka Šulić|Šulić]], born in [[Maribor]], Slovenia, to Croatian father and Slovenian mother,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.matica.hr/www/vijesti2www.nsf/AllWebDocs/ciklus202?OpenDocument|title=Biografija Luke Šulića|publisher=[[Matica hrvatska]]|work=matica.hr|language=Croatian}}</ref> both classically trained musicians, met at a [[master class]] in Croatia while still in their teens. Šulić—the younger of the two by a year— attended the [[Academy of Music, University of Zagreb|Academy of Music]] in [[Zagreb]], and then studied in [[Vienna]]. Šulić later entered London's [[Royal Academy of Music]]. Hauser attended the [[Royal Northern College of Music]] in Manchester, after completing his studies at [[Trinity Laban]] in London.<ref name="Repubblica">{{cite news|url=http://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli-e-cultura/2011/06/06/news/il_violoncello_da_sogno_di_luka_e_stjepan_da_youtube_ai_concerti_di_elton_john-17259661/|title=Il violoncello da favola di Luka e Stjepan da YouTube ai concerti di Elton John|last=Videtti|first=Giuseppe|date=6 June 2011|work=la Repubblica |publisher=[[Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso]]|language=Italian|accessdate=10 June 2011}}</ref> The duo rose to fame after their cover of "[[Smooth Criminal]]" became a hit on [[YouTube]],<ref name="STA">{{cite news|url=http://www.sta.si/en/vest.php?s=a&id=1637981|title=Slovenian, Croatian Cellists Make Breakthrough on YouTube|date=19 May 2011|work=STA|publisher=[[Slovenian Press Agency]]|accessdate=10 June 2011}}</ref> receiving over three million views in the first two weeks<ref name="Repubblica" /> and over eighteen million views as of May 2016.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rtvslo.si/zabava/zanimivosti/video-hrvaska-violoncelista-videlo-na-milijone-americanov/256245|title=Video: Hrvaška violončelista videlo na milijone Američanov|date=26 April 2011|work=[[Radiotelevizija Slovenija]]|publisher=MMC RTV Slovenija|language=Slovenian|accessdate=10 June 2011}}</ref> The creation of the music video was prompted by the cellists' financial difficulties, despite their musical success in the UK. The duo met in Pula, where one of Hauser's friends, a director, proposed that they try the pop music market by creating a video to "Smooth Criminal." The video, originally posted on 20 January 2011,<ref name="Periodico">{{cite news|url=http://www.elperiodico.com/es/noticias/ocio-y-cultura/20110607/los-chelos-del-pop/1034351.shtml|title=Los chelos del pop|last=Cervera|first=Marty|date=7 June 2011|work=[[El Periódico de Catalunya]]|publisher=Grupo Zeta|language=Spanish|accessdate=10 June 2011}}</ref> features Šulić and Hauser facing off alone in a large white room, playing [[Michael Jackson|Jackson's]] tune.<ref name="Repubblica" /> In fact, before they became partners, the two cellists were sometimes considered rivals, competing against each other in music contests.<ref name="Periodico" /> ==Career== 2Cellos is currently signed to record label Sony Masterworks,<ref name="BWW"/> and finished recording their first album in May 2010,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rtvslo.si/kultura/glasba/mariborski-celist-bo-z-eltonom-johnom-nastopil-tudi-v-izoli/257124|title=Mariborski čelist bo z Eltonom Johnom nastopil tudi v Izoli|date=9 May 2011|work=Radiotelevizija Slovenija|publisher=MMC RTV Slovenija|language=Slovenian|accessdate=10 June 2011}}</ref> which carried the [[Menart Records]] name in Croatia.<ref name="MTV">{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com.hr/vijesti/2cellos-luka-sulic-stjepan-hausar-izdaju-album|title=2CELLOS Luka Šulic & Stjepan Hausar izdaju album|date=16 April 2011|work=[[MTV Adria|MTV Croatia]]|publisher=MTV|language=Croatian|accessdate=10 June 2011| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110620192355/http://mtv.com.hr/vijesti/2cellos-luka-sulic-stjepan-hausar-izdaju-album| archivedate= 20 June 2011 | deadurl= no}}</ref> Released on 19 July 2011,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/uponsun/2011/06/welcome_to_the_jungle_as_perfo.php|title="Welcome to the Jungle," As Performed by 2Cellos|last=D'Andrea|first=Niki|date=6 June 2011|work=[[Phoenix New Times]]|publisher=Phoenix New Times, LLC|accessdate=10 June 2011}}</ref> their debut ''[[2Cellos (album)|eponymous album]]'', includes covers of songs by [[U2]], [[Guns N' Roses]], [[Nine Inch Nails]], [[Sting (musician)|Sting]], [[Coldplay]], [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]], [[Muse (band)|Muse]], and [[Kings of Leon]]. Hauser told ''[[la Repubblica]]'' that the album would also feature a cello version of Michael Jackson's "[[Human Nature (Michael Jackson song)|Human Nature]]."<ref name="Repubblica" /> The duo said that they chose songs that could be adapted into covers playable on only two cellos.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://globus.jutarnji.hr/zivot/telefonski-poziv-koji-im-je-promijenio-zivot?onepage=1|title=Telefonski poziv koji im je promijenio život|last=Došen|first=Vanja|date=12 April 2011|work=[[Jutarnji list]]|publisher=[[Europapress Holding]]|language=Croatian|accessdate=10 June 2011}}</ref> In anticipation of the release, 2Cellos released their second single "Welcome to the Jungle," a cover of the Guns N' Roses song [[Welcome to the Jungle|of the same name]].<ref name="Periodico" /><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/08/2cellos-welcome-to-the-jungle_n_873416.html|title=2Cellos Covers 'Welcome to the Jungle'|date=8 June 2011|last=Hartsell|first=Carol|work=[[The Huffington Post]]|publisher=TheHuffingtonPost.com, Inc.|accessdate=10 June 2011}}</ref> During many of the numbers performed, they are accompanied by the drummer, Dušan Kranjc, who is an occasional member of the group. [[File:Luka Sulic 2011.jpg|thumb|right|Luka Šulić]] [[Elton John]] asked the duo to appear with him on his 2011 summer tour,<ref name="STA" /> which began in [[Cardiff]], Wales on 8 June.<ref name="Repubblica" /> John, who personally called Šulić, said that he had watched the "Smooth Criminal" video and wanted 2Cellos to participate in the thirty-city tour.<ref name="Showtime">{{cite news|url=http://www.tportal.hr/showtime/glazba/122131/2CELLOS-snimaju-za-Sony-i-sviraju-s-Eltonom-Johnom.html|title=2CELLOS snimaju za Sony i sviraju s Eltonom Johnom|date=13 April 2011|work=tportal.hr|publisher=[[T-Hrvatski Telekom|Hrvatski Telekom]]|language=Croatian|accessdate=10 June 2011}}</ref> The two had previously performed on ''[[The Ellen DeGeneres Show]]'' of 25 April 2011.<ref name="BWW">{{cite news|url=http://tunes.broadwayworld.com/article/Sony-MASTERWORKS-Signs-Viral-Internet-Sensation-2CELLOS-20110419|title=Sony MASTERWORKS Signs Viral Internet Sensation 2CELLOS|date=19 April 2011|work=TalkTunesworld.com|publisher=Wisdom Digital Media|accessdate=9 June 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://dubrovacki.hr/clanak/28301/vatreni-duet-nastupio-u-showu-ellen-degeneres-stjepan-od-zestine-slomio-gudalo|title=Vatreni duet nastupio u showu Ellen DeGeneres: Stjepan od žestine slomio gudalo!|last=Vugrinec|first=Goran|date=25 April 2011|work=Dubrovački Vjesnik|publisher=Europapress Holding|language=Croatian|accessdate=10 June 2011}}</ref> 2Cellos also performed at the 2011 [[iTunes Festival]] in London.<ref name="Showtime" /> [[File:Stjepan Hauser 2011.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Stjepan Hauser with YAMAHA SVC-110]] The duo performed an arrangement of "Smooth Criminal" in the third season of the television show [[Glee (TV series)|''Glee'']].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/Kecks-Exclusives-Playlist-Glee-1041329.aspx|title=Keck's Exclusives: More Details on ''Glee''{{'s}} Salute to Michael Jackson|first=William|last=Keck|work=[[TV Guide]]|publisher=TV Guide Online Holdings, LLC|date=6 January 2012 |accessdate=6 January 2012}}</ref> The episode in which they appeared, titled [[Michael (Glee)|"Michael"]], aired on 31 January 2012, and was the first time that the series highlighted instrumental musicians. The scene featuring "Smooth Criminal" was set up similar to 2Cellos' original music video for the song.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204542404577156802762808124.html|title=The Cello Shredders|last=Jurgensen|first=John|date=13 January 2012|work=The Wall Street Journal|publisher=Dow Jones & Company, Inc.|accessdate=1 February 2012}}</ref> On 4 June 2012 2Cellos performed with Elton John at the Queen's [[Diamond Jubilee Concert]] at [[Buckingham Palace]]. On 12 June 2012 2Cellos performed in front of full [[Arena Zagreb]]. Although the two record covers of mainly rock songs, Šulić and Hauser say they still play with orchestras and will not abandon playing classical music. The cellists say they would someday like to go on tour with both a classical and a contemporary orchestra.<ref name="Periodico" /> Their second studio album, entitled ''[[In2ition (album)|In2ition]]'', came out early 2013, and featured new twists on a diverse range of classic tracks with a few surprise vocal and instrumental duet partners including Elton John, [[Lang Lang (pianist)|Lang Lang]], [[Naya Rivera]], [[Steve Vai]], [[Sky Ferreira]] and [[Zucchero Fornaciari|Zucchero]]. The album was produced by [[Bob Ezrin]]. Other tracks include covers of [[AC/DC]]'s "[[Highway to Hell (song)|Highway to Hell]]" featuring Vai, [[Coldplay]]'s "[[Clocks (song)|Clocks]]" featuring Lang Lang, [[Muse (band)|Muse]]'s "[[Supermassive Black Hole (song)|Supermassive Black Hole]]" featuring Rivera, an Italian version of "The Book of Love" by [[The Magnetic Fields]] entitled "Il Libro Dell'Amore" featuring Zucchero, [[Karl Jenkins]]' "Benedictus", and "Oh Well" featuring Sir Elton.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.2cellos.com/us/news/making-new-album-in2ition|title=The making of the new album IN2ITION|work=2Cellos Official Web Site|date=5 October 2012|accessdate=21 October 2012}}</ref> In July 2013, the duo filmed a commercial for the Japanese mobile phone company, [[NTT DoCoMo|Docomo]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gloria.hr/vijesti/price/pogledajte-2cellos-u-reklami-japanskog-mobilnog-operatera/|title= Pogledajte 2Cellos u reklami japanskog mobilnog operatera|work=Gloria|language=Croatian|date=18 July 2013|accessdate=2 August 2013}}</ref> Their second album, ''In2ition'', debuted at number 1 on the [[Japanese Albums Chart]], in August 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/wa/enwiki/w/2013-09-02/|script-title=ja:2013年08月19日～2013年08月25日の洋楽アルバム週間ランキング|publisher=[[Oricon]]|language=Japanese|date=19–25 August 2013|accessdate=6 September 2013}}</ref> As a part of their world tour with Elton John, that included concerts in North America, Europe and Asia, 2Cellos performed at [[Madison Square Garden]] two days in a row, in December 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.24sata.hr/show/2cellos-su-osvojili-madison-square-garden-u-new-yorku-343963|title=2Cellos su osvojili Madison Square Garden u New Yorku|publisher=[[24sata (Croatia)|24sata]]|language=Croatian|date=4 December 2013|accessdate=18 December 2013}}</ref> In March 2014, they had a solo Japanese tour.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://radio.hrt.hr/clanak/2cellos-u-madison-square-gardenu/32110/|title=2Cellos u Madison Square Gardenu|publisher=Radio Pula|language=Croatian|date=3 December 2013|accessdate=18 December 2013}}</ref> In 2015, 2Cellos released their third album, ''[[Celloverse]]'', which they also co-produced.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/2cellos-create-a-new-dimension-with-celloverse-album-available-january-27-2015-300007198.html|title=2CELLOS Create A New Dimension With Celloverse Album Available January 27, 2015|last=Masterworks|first=Portrait/Sony Music|website=www.prnewswire.com|language=en|access-date=2017-02-05}}</ref> The album contains a diverse array of renditions including AC/DC's Thunderstruck, [[Avicii|Avicii's]] [[Wake Me Up (Avicii song)|Wake Me Up]], Michael Jackson's [[They Don't Care About Us]], [[Hans Zimmer|Han's Zimmer's]] Mombasa (from ''[[Inception]]''), and an original work titled ''Celloverse'', among numerous other covers. 2Cellos actively uses YouTube to reach out to its fans. In addition to producing music videos of their work, they also post videos of notable live performances, including in [[Arena Zagreb]] (2012), [[Pula Arena|Arena Pula]] (2013), [[EXIT Festival]] (2014), and their fifth anniversary concert at [[Arena di Verona]] (2016). In February 2014, the pair published their rendition of [[AC/DC]]'s "[[Thunderstruck (song)|Thunderstruck]]" to YouTube. The video depicts the duo playing before a [[Baroque]] audience, which soon finds out that the song is anything but classical. The video went viral in the beginning of March, gathering 10 million views in the first two weeks.<ref name="Dnevnik.hr">{{cite web|url=https://dnevnik.hr/showbuzz/mladi_i_neizbjezni/2cellos-ruse-rekorde-spot-za-thunderstruck-pogledan-vise-od-10-milijuna-puta---326725.html|title=Naši dečki ruše rekorde – na Youtubeu imaju više 10 mil. pogleda!|publisher=Dnevnik.hr|language=Croatian|date=25 March 2014|accessdate=25 March 2014}}</ref> As of April 1, 2017, the video has garnered over 80 million views. As Šulić told to ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]'', "we love AC/DC as much as [[Bach]]." Hauser added, "both [AC/DC and Bach] are simple and convincing in what they do." <ref name="Dnevnik.hr"/><ref name=journal>{{cite web |url=http://digitaljournal.com/article/342499 |title=2Cellos offer fresh takes on old favorites |accessdate=14 May 2014}}</ref> In 2017, Sulic and Hauser released their album ''Score'', which was recorded with the [[London Symphony Orchestra]] and includes a wide array of [[Television program|television]] and [[film music]]. To mark the album's release, 2Cellos released their official YouTube video for [[Game of Thrones]] Medley, which garnered over 1 million views in two days. ==Discography== {{Main|2Cellos discography}} * ''[[2Cellos (album)|2Cellos]]'' (2011, Sony Masterworks) * ''[[In2ition (album)|In2ition]]'' (2013, Sony Masterworks) * ''[[Celloverse]]'' (2015, Sony Masterworks) * ''[[Score (2Cellos album)|Score]]'' (2017, Sony Masterworks) ==Tours== * ''[[The Score World Tour]]'' (2017) ==Accolades== === Porin === {{main|Porin (music award)}} {| class="wikitable" |- !Year ! style="width:185px;"|Recipient ! style="width:255px;"|Award !width="65"|Result !Ref. |- | rowspan="2"| 2012 | ''2Cellos'' | Best International Album | {{Won}} | rowspan="2"|<ref name="porin2012">{{cite news|url=http://www.dulist.hr/clanak.php?id=20603|title=2Cellos primili osvojene Porine|date=30 May 2013|publisher=dulist.hr|language=Croatian|accessdate=13 July 2013}}</ref> |- | "Smooth Criminal" | Best International Song | {{Won}} |- | 2013 | ''In2ition'' | Best International Album | {{Nom}} |<ref name="porin2013">{{cite news|url=http://hot.net.hr/glazba/mjuznjuz/foto-2cellos-snimili-novi-spot-za-pjesmu-technical-difficulties|title=FOTO: 2Cellos snimili novi spot za pjesmu Technical Difficulties|publisher=Net.hr|language=Croatian|date=13 July 2013}}</ref> |- | 2014 | ''Live at Arena Zagreb'' | Best International Video Album | {{won}} | <ref name=porin2014>{{cite web|accessdate=19 February 2014|url=http://www.porin.info/|title=Objavljene nominacije za 21. Porin|publisher=Porin|language=Croatian}}</ref> |} === Japan Gold Disc Award === {{main|Japan Gold Disc Award}} {| class="wikitable" |- !Year ! style="width:185px;"|Recipient ! style="width:255px;"|Award !width="65"|Result !Ref. |- | rowspan="2"| 2014 | ''In2ition'' | Instrumental Album of the Year | {{Won}} |<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.golddisc.jp/award/28/Prize_1.html#gd28_15|title=The Japan Gold Disc Award 2014/Instrumental Album of the Year|work=[[Recording Industry Association of Japan|RIAJ]]|language=Japanese|date=28 February 2014}}</ref> |- |"Kagemusha" | Song of the Year by Download | {{Won}} |<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.golddisc.jp/award/28/Prize_2.html#gd28_22|title=The Japan Gold Disc Award 2014/Song of the Year by Download|work=[[Recording Industry Association of Japan|RIAJ]]|language=Japanese|accessdate=2014-07-09}}</ref> |} === MTV Europe Music Awards === {{main|MTV Europe Music Awards}} {| class="wikitable" |- !Year ! style="width:185px;"|Recipient ! style="width:255px;"|Award !width="65"|Result !Ref. |- | [[2015 MTV Europe Music Awards|2015]] | 2Cellos | Best Adria Act | {{nom}} |<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.glas-slavonije.hr/280045/12/2CELLOS-i-Hladno-pivo-medju-nominiranima-za-MTV-Best-Adria-Act-|title=2CELLOS i Hladno pivo među nominiranima za MTV Best Adria Act!|work=[[Glas Slavonije]]|language=Croatian|date=18 September 2015}}</ref> |} === ''Večernjak'''s Rose === {{main|Večernji list}} {| class="wikitable" |- !Year ! style="width:185px;"|Recipient ! style="width:255px;"|Award !width="65"|Result !Ref. |- | 2014 | 2Cellos | Musicians of the Year | {{won}} |<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.vecernji.hr/ruza/pratite-uzivo-dodjelu-vecernjakove-ruze-i-saznajte-tko-su-najbolji-928348|title=Dodijeljene Večernjakove ruže, pogledajte tko su dobitnici|work=[[Večernji list]]|language=Croatian|date=21 March 2014}}</ref> |} ==References== {{reflist|30em}} ==External links== {{commons}} *[http://www.2cellos.com/ Official website] *[http://www.2cellos.com/biography/ Official biography] *[https://www.youtube.com/user/2CELLOSlive 2Cellos] on YouTube {{2Cellos |state=collapsed}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:2011 establishments in Croatia]] [[Category:Classical music groups]] [[Category:Croatian classical cellists]] [[Category:Croatian rock music groups]] [[Category:Croatian YouTubers]] [[Category:Culture in Zagreb]] [[Category:Instrumental musical groups]] [[Category:Male musical duos]] [[Category:Musical groups established in 2011]] [[Category:Rock cellists]] [[Category:Rock music duos]]'